Department of Mechanical Engineering

AE 312 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Propulsion Systems

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
AE 312	SPRING	2	2	3	5

Prerequisites	ME 201 To have received at least a DD grade
Course Language	English
Course Type	Required (Core Course)
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Lecturing / Presentation Problem Solving Q&A Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Application
National Occupational Classification Code	-
Course Coordinator	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Cem Tahsin Yücer
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Cem Tahsin Yücer
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives

This course aims to teach students the working principles of thrust generating systems in aircraft, engine types, performance parameters, thermodynamic analysis of engines and the components that make up a jet engine (compressor, combustion chamber, turbine, nozzle).

Learning Outcomes

The students who succeeded in this course;

Name	Description	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
Name	Description	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
LO1	Explain the operating principle of the aircraft propulsion system.				X
LO2	Calculate the performance parameters affecting the propulsion system.			X
LO3	Calculate the parameters of aircraft engine cycles.		X
LO4	Apply thermodynamic analysis to the propulsion system.			X
LO5	Explain the structure and functions of the propulsion system components.				X

Course Description

This course includes the working principles of propulsion systems, their types, affecting performance parameters, thermodynamic analysis and components.

Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses	X
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Managment Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Required Materials	Learning Outcome
1	Fundamentals of Thermodynamics	Suggested reading-2 Ch. 3	LO3
2	Fundamentals of Thermodynamics	Suggested reading-2 Ch. 6	LO3
3	Propulsion Systems	Textbook – Ch. 1	LO1
4	Propulsion System Performance Parameters	Textbook – Ch. 2	LO2
5	Propulsion System Performance Parameters	Textbook – Ch. 2	LO2
6	Otto and Diesel Cycle	Textbook – Ch. 6	LO3
7	Otto and Diesel Cycle	Textbook – Ch. 6	LO3
8	Midterm Exam		-
9	Brayton Cycle	Textbook - Ch. 8	LO3
10	Thermodynamic Analysis of the Propulsion System	Textbook - Ch. 4	LO4
11	Thermodynamic Analysis of the Propulsion System	Textbook - Ch. 5	LO4
12	Components of the Propulsion System	Textbook - Ch. 9,12,13	LO5
13	Components of the Propulsion System	Textbook - Ch. 10,14,11	LO5
14	Presentation		-
15	Semester Review		-
16	Final exam		-

Course Notes/Textbooks	AHMED F. EL-SAYED; Aircraft Propulsion and Gas Turbine Engines Taylor and Francis 2017. ISBN: 13:978-1-4665-9516-3
Suggested Readings/Materials	1. SAEED FAROKHI; Aircraft propulsion; 2nd ed; Wiley 2014. ISBN: 9781118806777 2. YUNUS A. ÇENGEL JOHN M. CIMBALA ROBERT H. TURNER "Fundamentals of Thermal Fluid Sciences" McGraw Hill Education 2017. ISBN 978-0-07-802768-0

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weighting	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
Homework / Assignments	1	15	X	X	X	X	X
Midterm	1	35	X	X	X
Final Exam	1	40	X	X	X	X	X
Presentation / Jury	1	10	X				X
Total	4	100

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Participation	-	-	-
Theoretical Course Hours	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Field Work	-	-	-
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	-	-	-
Portfolio	-	-	-
Homework / Assignments	3	5	15
Presentation / Jury	1	8	8
Project	-	-	-
Seminar / Workshop	-	-	-
Oral Exams	-	-	-
Midterms	1	15	15
Final Exam	1	20	20
		Total	150

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
			1	2	3	4	5
No program competency data found.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

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